Libertarians vs. Conservatives on Social Issues

Libertarian does not equal libertine. Libertarianism is strictly a political philosophy that has to do with the proper role of government. That's it. Libertarians can be socially conservative, socially liberal, libertines, or indifferent. Being personally socially conservative does not make you less of a libertarian.

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[Shepsu Tera Netchebmaa]

Do not try and add extreme lawlessness to what I'm saying. What I am talking about is Bill of Rights and Constitution. Basic Natural rights without causing harm to others. Understand that, and read and understand your constitution, and beyond that you will begin to see what statutes are unlawful or against your common/natural rights. Preemption is mind control, putting statutes in place "just in case" creates tyranny through fear.

[Jack Herer]

1:14 That would be "Tokin'" Libertarian girl

[runelord37]

Lastly, and ty for your kind words , it wasnt just a tough situation. Its losing a child. I mourned for it to the same degree i mourned my father, who i had spent all of my childhood with. The human heart and conscience cannot be denied, even when it becomes imbalanced and corrupted that little voice inside us can become a roar.

[runelord37]

the ptsd and the guilt itself should be an indicator of a poor choice and a residual self-judgement based on something tangibly being wrong. I understand the social issues that come with a birth. This is a part of responsibility as an adult. If they dont wish to keep the child, put it up for adoption. Life, even when its a difficult one, is preferable to not having one.

[David Ethm Kwon]

It is a complex issue. Forcing women to give birth to a baby that is possibly not wanted either by her or by the father/boyfriend/husband or by her family or by all of those involved, and then punishing the woman who undergo abortion... It's hard for me to consider that as an ethical solution. The woman and likely her family will be burdened with an unwanted birth, likely to the point that it causes more complex issues such as poverty, domestic violence, ill heath, etc.

[David Ethm Kwon]

I see. Yeah, how you came to your views makes more sense to me now. Thanks for being frank and I do imagine that must be a tough situation. On principle though, you and I obviously disagree on defining a fetus to be a person.

I however don't think abortion has been desensitized or normalized. The discourses surrounding it make it so that a number of women who undergo abortion do suffer from PTSD and survivor's guilt.

[runelord37]

You must understand the difference in degree of my conclusion however. Its only murder in point of fact. The collective conciousness causes people to experience normalcy bias to the point where they are allright making that decision. So in effect its state assisted murder and the co-commiter (aka the mother and/or father) is temporarily insane. I used to be on the opposite side of the fence. Then i became a father who had a baby aborted against his will. Its a baby. Not a fetus.

[runelord37]

The only case in which a woman's rights would come into it were if the fetus were actually a real danger to the woman's health. I wont attempt to debate you. Thats really the only scenario where a woman's rights would trump the baby's. You can call it fetus all you like. But its a baby.

[David Ethm Kwon]

In any case, if a person considers him/herself a libertarian and does not view abortion as an immoral act, then that person would most likely find it easy and okay to allow it to occur without state penalties. A person like you on the other hand who equates abortion to murder would most likely find it hard to legalize abortion. I would think such a person may even find it hard to allow each state to decide for themselves if abortion is to be criminalized or legalized

[David Ethm Kwon]

Whether abortion is murder or not is actually debatable, and it's a debate you and I haven't actually delved into. I personally don't think it's as simple as saying abortion is unconstitutional and saying that's the end of the debate. Because abortion is also an issue about the pregnant women's freedoms, and not only the about the embryo/fetus. Either way some freedoms of protected under the Constitution would be compromised, whether that be the freedoms for the fetus or for the pregnant woman.